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Pholidostrophia (Mesopholidostrophia)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Taxonomy
Pholidostrophia (Mesopholidostrophia) was named by Williams (1950). Its type is Pholidostrophia (Mesopholidostrophia) nitens.

It was assigned to Pholidostrophia by Williams (1950).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Pholidostrophia (Mesopholidostrophia) Williams

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyStrophodontidae(Caster 1939)
genusPholidostrophiaHall and Clarke 1892
subgenusMesopholidostrophiaWilliams 1950

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:50:15
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:50:15
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Lochkovian or 438.50000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Venezuela Pholidostrophia sp. (25070)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Mesopholidostrophia lamellosa (26003)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Pholidostrophia lamellosa (26059)
Whitwellian430.5 - 425.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Pholidostrophia lamellosa (26042 26048)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus Pholidostrophia sp. (23658)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) Pholidostrophia bendeninensis (25634)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine Pholidostrophia verrucosa (14152)